H.R. 67 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Jan 3, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryMaking federal rules easier to read digitally
This bill asks the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which oversees federal regulations, to create guidance for agencies on using technology to review and update their existing rules. OIRA also has to report on whether federal agencies have made their regulations available in a format that computers can easily read and understand, and provide information about making the online version of federal regulations officially recognized as the legal version instead of just a helpful reference.
How it affects you
This mainly affects federal agencies and the people who work with federal regulations professionally, like lawyers and compliance officers. For everyday Americans, the practical benefit is that federal rules could eventually become easier to find and understand online, though this bill itself doesn't change regulations—it just sets up the process for reviewing and improving how they're presented to the public.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025)
Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act
This bill requires the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to issue guidance for using technology to retrospectively review existing federal regulations and, in consultation with relevant agencies, report on the progress of the federal government in making agency regulations available in a machine-readable format.
Specifically, the OIRA report must (1) assess whether regulations of agencies have been made available to the public in a machine-readable format, and (2) provide information about the recognition by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) as an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. Currently, the content of the eCFR is authoritative but unofficial.
Additionally, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this bill, the OIRA must issue guidance about how a federal agency can use technology to retrospectively review the agency's existing regulations. Each agency must plan and implement a strategy to comply with the OIRA's guidance for the retrospective review.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 67
A BILL
Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5) · Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 21, 2025: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.”